Yuhui Wang1, Wei Chen2, Liang Hao2, Abigail McVicar2, Jinjin Wu2, Ning Gao2, Yuehua Liu3, Yi-Ping Li4. 1. Department of Orthodontics, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Tongji University, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Tooth Restoration and Regeneration, Shanghai, China; Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama. 2. Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama. 3. Oral Biomedical Engineering Laboratory, Shanghai Stomatological Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. Electronic address: joshua66@126.com. 4. Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama. Electronic address: yipingli@uabmc.edu.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Endodontic disease, 1 of the most prevalent chronic infectious diseases worldwide, occurs when the dental pulp becomes infected and inflamed, leading to bone destruction around the tooth root, severe pain, and tooth loss. Although many studies have tried to develop therapies to alleviate the bone erosion and inflammation associated with endodontic disease, there is an urgent need for an effective treatment. METHODS: In this study, we used a gene-based therapy approach by administering recombinant adeno-associated virus (AAV)-mediated Atp6v1c1 knockdown to target both periapical bone resorption and inflammation in the mouse model of endodontic disease. RESULTS: The results showed that Atp6v1c1 knockdown is simultaneously capable of reducing bone resorption by 70% through impaired osteoclast activation, inhibiting inflammation by decreasing T-cell infiltration in the periapical lesion by 75%, and protecting the periodontal ligament from destruction caused by inflammation. Notably, AAV-mediated gene therapy of Atp6v1c1 knockdown significantly reduced proinflammatory cytokine expression, including tumor necrosis factor α, interleukin 1α, interleukin 17, interleukin 12, and interleukin 6 levels in periapical tissues caused by bacterial infection. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction revealed that Atp6v1c1 knockdown reduced osteoclast-specific functional genes (ie, Ctsk) in periapical tissues. CONCLUSIONS: Our results showed that AAV-mediated Atp6v1c1 knockdown in periapical tissues slowed endodontic disease progression, prevented bone erosion, and alleviated inflammation in the periapical tissues and periodontal ligament potentially through regulation of toll-like receptor signaling, indicating that targeting Atp6v1c1 may facilitate the design of novel therapeutic approaches to reduce inflammation and bone erosion in endodontic disease.
INTRODUCTION:Endodontic disease, 1 of the most prevalent chronic infectious diseases worldwide, occurs when the dental pulp becomes infected and inflamed, leading to bone destruction around the tooth root, severe pain, and tooth loss. Although many studies have tried to develop therapies to alleviate the bone erosion and inflammation associated with endodontic disease, there is an urgent need for an effective treatment. METHODS: In this study, we used a gene-based therapy approach by administering recombinant adeno-associated virus (AAV)-mediated Atp6v1c1 knockdown to target both periapical bone resorption and inflammation in the mouse model of endodontic disease. RESULTS: The results showed that Atp6v1c1 knockdown is simultaneously capable of reducing bone resorption by 70% through impaired osteoclast activation, inhibiting inflammation by decreasing T-cell infiltration in the periapical lesion by 75%, and protecting the periodontal ligament from destruction caused by inflammation. Notably, AAV-mediated gene therapy of Atp6v1c1 knockdown significantly reduced proinflammatory cytokine expression, including tumornecrosis factor α, interleukin 1α, interleukin 17, interleukin 12, and interleukin 6 levels in periapical tissues caused by bacterial infection. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction revealed that Atp6v1c1 knockdown reduced osteoclast-specific functional genes (ie, Ctsk) in periapical tissues. CONCLUSIONS: Our results showed that AAV-mediated Atp6v1c1 knockdown in periapical tissues slowed endodontic disease progression, prevented bone erosion, and alleviated inflammation in the periapical tissues and periodontal ligament potentially through regulation of toll-like receptor signaling, indicating that targeting Atp6v1c1 may facilitate the design of novel therapeutic approaches to reduce inflammation and bone erosion in endodontic disease.
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